S2 EP5: Belle Delphine discusses selling her bathwater, dealing with stalkers and why she’s called ‘The Queen of the Simps’

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Louis chats to internet sensation and adult content creator, Belle Delphine. Joining Louis in the studio, Belle discusses how she made millions from her first adult video, why she’s been labelled as “Queen of the Simps”, and a surprising ambivalence about her chosen career. Plus, Louis gets to grips with internet slang. Warnings: Adult content and discussions of a sexual nature. Links/Attachments: ‘Who is paying $30 for ‘gamer girl’ Belle Delphine’s bath water?’ - The Guardian  https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jul/12/belle-delphine-gamer-girl-instagram-selling-bath-wate ‘What is kawaii? Understanding Japan cute culture’ - Art in Context  https://artincontext.org/what-is-kawaii/ ‘What Harajuku girls really look like?’ - Refinery29  https://youtu.be/WblNctc3ys0?si=ZQfKD1aI0CFqKQXr ‘What is ahegao?’ - Know Your Meme  https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/ahegao ‘Burusera’ - fetish paraphilia shops in Japan  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burusera PewDiePie reacting to Belle Delphine on YouTube  https://youtu.be/KYyycHAxOVw?si=o5YhTPs6M1_YSLyt  ‘Simp: The new slang teens use to insult boys who are ‘too nice’ to girls’ – CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/19/health/what-is-simp-teen-slang-wellness/index.html ‘What guys mean when they call someone a Chad’ - Men’s Health  https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a33499682/what-is-a-chad/ ‘A dictionary of the manosphere: five terms to understand the language of online male supremacists’ - The Conversation  https://theconversation.com/a-dictionary-of-the-manosphere-five-terms-to-understand-the-language-of-online-male-supremacists-200206 ‘Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Extreme and Online’ - BBC (UK only)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014khc/louis-therouxs-forbidden-america-series-1-1-extreme-and-online  ‘Footage of her daughter’s murder went viral. Now Bianca Devins’ mother wants to change the internet’ - The Independent  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bianca-devins-murder-brandon-clark-kimberly-b2291549.html Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices